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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVE-2017-1000194

High
9.8/10

Summary

October CMS up to build 412 is vulnerable to Apache configuration modification via file upload functionality resulting in site compromise and possibly other applications on the server.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with dangerous type

'Unrestricted file upload with dangerous type' attacks involve an attacker uploading or transferring files of dangerous types to the server. The severity of such an attack depends upon the execution mechanism and the storage location of the uploaded file. Thus, it may range from simple defacement to arbitrary file execution, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published